Live statuteSupportedBORacial hatred
art. 281 quater
Código Penal, as inserted by Ley n° 045 de 8 de octubre de 2010
- Target
- Disseminating ideas based on racial superiority or racial hatred, promoting or justifying racism or discrimination, or inciting violence or persecution on those grounds
- Test
- By any means. Grounds are those in arts. 281 bis (racism) and 281 ter (discrimination). Public-official and media-worker aggravators sit in the same article.
- Max
- 1 to 5 years (aggravated by one-third of the minimum and one-half of the maximum if committed by a public servant)
La persona que por cualquier medio difunda ideas basadas en la superioridad o en el odio racial, o que promuevan y/o justifiquen el racismo o toda forma de discriminación, por los motivos descritos en los Artículos 281 bis y 281 ter, o incite a la violencia, o a la persecución, de personas o grupos de personas, fundados en motivos racistas o discriminatorios, será sancionado con la pena privativa de libertad de uno a cinco años.
Official Spanish, Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia, Ley 045 of 8 October 2010 inserting Código Penal art. 281 quater. Working English: whoever by any means disseminates ideas based on racial superiority or racial hatred, or that promote or justify racism or any form of discrimination, or incites violence or persecution of persons or groups on racist or discriminatory grounds — 1 to 5 years.
Cite · C.P. art. 281 quater (Ley 045/2010) · as of 2026-09-05
- Do not treat 281 quater as Israel §24.
- Overlay. D.S. 0667 reordered the numbering in a texto ordenado (281 quater as 281 septies in that ordering). The Ley 045 insertion is the live charged form quoted here.